Flight experts have recently revealed some crucial tips on how passengers can stay safe should their plane hit severe turbulence.
How to stay safe during turbulent times in the sky.
While Singapore Airlines’ deadly turbulence incident was exceedingly rare, passengers must remain vigilant while flying. Fortunately, flight experts have recently revealed some crucial tips on how passengers can stay safe should their plane hit severe bumps in the air.
During Tuesday’s catastrophic accident, a 73-year-old British grandfather was killed and more than 30 others were injured after Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence — plummeting 6,000 feet and sending untethered travelers crashing into overhead bins.
As a result, the aircraft, which was traveling from London to Singapore, was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok.
To avoid turbulence-induced injuries — or even severe discomfort — flight gurus advise that passengers heed the most oft-repeated rule of flying: Fasten your seat belt while seated.
“Unless you’re strapped in, if the airplane goes down, you’re going to go upwards,” Terry Tozer, a pilot with 20 years under his belt, told the Daily Mail. “So the secret is keeping your belt done up.”
He added, “I never sit there without my seatbelt done up.
